diff --git a/docs/devnotes b/docs/devnotes
index 4d0cb64..ab9491f 100644
--- a/docs/devnotes
+++ b/docs/devnotes
@@ -3,20 +3,17 @@
 
 Action Items from the code review:
 
--Create a document describing the index file and include an example
+-Add function to query the index for a specific MD5 table (database schema)
+
+-Add a feature to add a fingerprint to the existing index (it currently recreates an index)
 
 -Add a table to the Index to list all the applications that have a fingerprint (include the app version)
   -more functionality can result from this information in the index
 
+-Create a document describing the index file and include an example
 -Create an example of the FingerprintDB class usage with a standalone tool
 
--Add a feature to add a fingerprint to the existing index (it currently recreates an index)
-
--Add function to query the index for a specific MD5 table (database schema)
-
 -Add automated app version discovery to the android pull feature
-
-
 Get App Version
 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11942762/get-application-version-name-using-adb
 
diff --git a/libs/fingerprint_index.py b/libs/fingerprint_index.py
index 4ad95f8..089705a 100644
--- a/libs/fingerprint_index.py
+++ b/libs/fingerprint_index.py
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ class FingerprintIndex:
 
   #
   def openIndex(self, fp_dir):
-    fq_fpidx = fp_dir + os.path.sep + INDEX_FILENAME
+    if os.path.isdir(fp_dir):
+      fq_fpidx = fp_dir + os.path.sep + INDEX_FILENAME
+    else:
+      fq_fpidx = fp_dir
+
     try:
       if (os.path.isfile(fq_fpidx)):
         self.db_conn = sql.connect(fq_fpidx)